Start at anyway

By starting something small you can go to great extents.

Little drops of water make a mighty ocean.

Without the little drops of water how can an ocean exist?

The tiny attempts you make lead to great achievements.

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How Heavier Your Stress and Worries?

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: ”How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, “The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

Commonwealth Youth Forum opening ceremony: Commonwealth Secretary-General's speech

10 November 2013

Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma / Location: International Convention Centre, Hambantota

Your Excellency, Honourable Ministers, distinguished guests, youth delegates, Commonwealth friends…

There can no better way of launching our great Commonwealth gathering and festival for 2013 in Sri Lanka this week than to join you here in Hambantota for this celebration to open the Commonwealth Youth Forum.

I thank our hosts, the government and people of Sri Lanka, for the generosity and warmth of welcome we have received. I applaud all who have worked so hard to deliver this Forum, and those of you who have travelled many thousands of miles from across the Commonwealth to be here.

The energy and optimism of youth raises our ambition for what we can achieve together as a global family and gives us confidence that we can shape the future. It is by including all, with respect and understanding for diversity, and unity forged from shared goals, that the true Commonwealth spirit is advanced. The theme for this Forum puts it well: ‘Inclusive Development: Stronger Together’.

In the fast-moving and closely-connected world of today the contribution of young people to national development and the values of our societies, and the development of the Commonwealth globally, is pivotal.

Young people have never before had such ability and opportunity as this generation enjoys of communicating easily and instantly with fellow youth worldwide.

Teacher's Day

A teacher’s purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image.” – Author Unknown

Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her mission to Sri Lanka - Colombo, 31 August 2013

Navanethem Pillay

Good morning, and thank you for coming.

As is customary at the end of official missions such as this, I would like to make some 

observations concerning the human rights situation in the country.

During my seven-day visit, I have held discussions with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and 

senior members of the Government. These included the Ministers of External Affairs, Justice, 

Economic Development, National Languages and Social Integration, Youth Affairs and the 

Minister of Plantations Industries who is also Special Envoy to the President on Human 

Rights, as well as the Secretary of Defence. I also met the Chief Justice, Attorney-General, 

Leader of the House of Parliament and the Permanent Secretary to the President, who is 

head of the taskforce appointed to monitor the implementation of the report of the Lessons 

Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).

Politicians should stop representing religions - Bakeer Markar

Former minister Imtiaz Bakeer Markar requests to stop representing religion from politicians 

Imtiaz Bakeer Markar

Role of Muslims in Nurturing National Unity

N.M. Ameen

An important part of the Medina society were recognized as a distinct, autonomous Respected religious leaders, distinguished guests and everyone present for this National Conference today, first let me greet you all by saying Assalamu Alaikum, Ayubowan, Wannakam and Good Evening. It is indeed my pleasure to be at this august assembly and share some thoughts with you on the role of Religion in reconciliation from a Muslim perspective.

Distinguished Guests, I think we can all agree that the most important task today for us in Sri Lanka is to work on reconciliation – create an atmosphere for peaceful living among all communities, and create mutual trust through the establishment of social justice. Truthfully speaking, communal disharmony by any means in society is an awful social disease, religion can play a vital role in combating this disease.

Majority of people in Sri Lanka who belong to the four major religions followed in our motherland do fortunately, adhere to the noble teachings of their respective religions. This is a positive sign for us. As the speaker representing the religion of Islam, I would like to present the Islamic viewpoint with regard to creating an atmosphere of peaceful co-existence through reconciliation.